Assistant Vice Chancellor/Controller

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University of California, Irvine

Assistant Vice Chancellor/Controller

The Assistant Vice Chancellor/Controller is the chief accounting and reporting officer and assumes overall responsibility for the university's controllership functions. The position provides management and oversight for the operations, activities, and programs of the campus Accounting & Fiscal Services organization, which includes the functions of General Accounting, Controls and Financial Risk, Accounts Payable, Travel and Disbursements, Tax Compliance and Reporting, Payroll, Student Financial Services, Contract & Grant Accounting, and the Financial Management Support. Accounting & Fiscal Services is responsible to formulate campus financial policies and procedures, monitor compliance, and monitor campus revenues and expenditures totaling in excess of $2.4 billion annually. In addition, the position provides leadership to relevant IT system replacements, including the UC-wide implementation of a new Payroll/Human Resources system and the new Student Information System.

The Assistant Vice Chancellor also serves as the UCI Controller. In that capacity, the Assistant Vice Chancellor is responsible for the development and implementation of a campus wide system of internal controls, ensuring accountability is maintained for the financial resources of UCI and has the authority to direct campus financial managers to implement university and campus financial policies and procedures.

Organizationally this position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chancellor, and, as Controller, has a dotted line relationship to the Vice President of Financial Management at the UC Office of the President. The Assistant Vice Chancellor/Controller works independently to establish strategies, controls, processes, policies, and procedures and consults with the Associate Vice Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, UC Controller and other campus or UC leadership as appropriate. Accounting & Fiscal Services has a $8.3M annual budget and includes approximately 65 career staff, contract staff, and students.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

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